2023.1 Release Notes

Related to GT-798

You can now drag and drop files, including Outlook messages and attachments, to attach them to masterfiles and transaction records. Make sure you drop the file directly on the Attach Document icon ().

Packman 6.2 has been released. Is it included in Greentree 2023.1? Or do they have to download it separately? This comprises Packman.exe and Packman.dll. The new version:

• Prevents you from applying test packages to production systems.
• Lets you skip browser screen optimisation, to reduce runtime.

Test package prevention

You can no longer apply a test package to a production system. To apply a test package to a system, you need to select the Is a test system setting on the Test System tab of the General System Preferences form. This saves you the hassle of clicking through warning messages when applying a test package to a test system.

The following note needs more information. Why do they need to be careful? What's the consequence?

Skip browser screen optimisation, to reduce runtime

I think this section could be made more concise, but I need to understand it a bit more clearly.

Users who have access to Packman menu security will see an additional option “Prevent optimisation of browser screens”.

By default, on a system that has Greentree Browser enabled, Packman performs the optimisation process that makes browser screens ready at the end of applying all packages in the Packages directory. Partners may choose to apply packages individually or in groups. if choosing to apply packages individually then skipping the optimisation step on all but the last Packman run will reduce runtime.

On completion, if either browser optimisation or relational view generation has been skipped, Packman shows a warning message.

As a fallback, it is now possible to launch the Initialise Browser Application task from the Task Scheduler form to perform a full rebuild process including screen optimisation. The fallback for skipping relational view generation has been improved: is it now possible to use HR Script “Rebuild ODBC View” with the current setting (include/exclude HR classes).

Partners who launch Packman from the command line will be able to use new parameters preventBrowserScreenOptimisation=true and preventRelationalViewGeneration=true. If specified, these values override those used in the last Packman run.

When the new version of Packman is run with a Greentree system that is on a version at or prior to 2022.4.0, it ignores the new option.

When using the gtCustomerDeliveryAddress FREE function, you can use the new isPrimary parameter to set a delivery address as the customer's primary address.

Are there instructions on registering the new versions? Do they have to do this every release? Or just when a FREE function is updated? Do we have instructions on this elsewhere?

On the JC Job Maintenance form, numbers higher than a thousand are now displayed with a comma, making it easier to read the number at a glance.

Could I get a screenshot of the whole form with some example numbers?

It now takes less time to copy or delete a bill of materials. This is especially useful for companies with factories that use the same components to make multiple different products.

Related to GT-1505

This release updates the Security Confirmation window, which opens when establishing OAuth2 credentials for sending and retrieving emails.

The window now uses a WebView2 browser control, just like when Greentree displays maps, licence information, STP information and eDocs PDFs.

The following note is a bit confusing. It seems like maybe it should be more visible? Or is it just a reminder? Should we link off somewhere for more information? Maybe previous release notes?